Paula Pettigrew Payne
About Paula Pettigrew Payne
Paula Pettigrew Payne is a Senior Account Manager at Expedia Group, specializing in airline partnerships. She has extensive experience in product management and strategic account direction, with a strong background in process improvement and revenue optimization.
Company
Paula Pettigrew Payne is currently associated with Expedia Group. She holds the position of Senior Account Manager - Airline Partnerships.
Title
Paula Pettigrew Payne serves as the Senior Account Manager - Airline Partnerships at Expedia Group. In this role, she focuses on managing strategic collaborations and enhancing client relationships.
Professional Background
Paula Pettigrew Payne has an extensive career history primarily in product management and strategic account management. She spent five years as a Global Operations Account Manager at Expedia Group and four years as a Strategic Account Director. Prior to Expedia Group, she worked at Sabre Corporation as a Principal Product Manager. Early in her career, she held director-level positions at Upbound Group and CardLab, Inc., and senior product management roles at T-Mobile and Verizon.
Education and Expertise
Paula Pettigrew Payne holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Product & Brand Strategy from Southern Methodist University. She has also studied Marketing/Economics at the University of Oklahoma. Her educational background is strengthened by an experience at NEOMA Business School in Rouen, France.
Experience in Airline Partnerships
With years of experience managing airline partnerships at Expedia Group, Paula Pettigrew Payne has honed her skills in strategic collaborations and client relationship enhancements. Her work involves leveraging these partnerships to drive revenue optimization and process improvements, thereby increasing profitability for client accounts.